How To Install python-doubleratchet on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-doubleratchet on Debian 10.
What is python-doubleratchet
python-doubleratchet is:
This python library offers an implementation of the Double Ratchet algorithm as specified here.
The goal is to provide a configurable and independent implementation of the algorithm, while keeping the structure close to the specification and providing recommended settings.
This library was developed as part of python-omemo, a pretty cool end-to-end encryption protocol.
This package provides the Python 2.7 module.
There are three methods to install python-doubleratchet on Debian 10. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install python-doubleratchet Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install python-doubleratchet using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-doubleratchet
Install python-doubleratchet Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-doubleratchet using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-doubleratchet
Install python-doubleratchet Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install python-doubleratchet using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-doubleratchet
How To Uninstall python-doubleratchet on Debian 10
To uninstall only the python-doubleratchet package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-doubleratchet
Uninstall python-doubleratchet And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-doubleratchet and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-doubleratchet
Remove python-doubleratchet Configurations and Data
To remove python-doubleratchet configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-doubleratchet
Remove python-doubleratchet configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-doubleratchet configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-doubleratchet
Dependencies
python-doubleratchet have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-doubleratchet package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.